Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: pha50@seq1.keele.ac.uk (P.J. Mitchell) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Lilith Message-ID: Date: 4 Jun 91 02:47:53 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Keele, England Lines: 22 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu From article , by donaldm@eng.auburn.edu (Donald H MacGregor): > Can someone tell me about Lilith? (including scriptural references) What scriptural references ? As far as I know Lilith is medieval invention, the mythical first wife of Adam and queen of witches (or something like that). The only place I've ever come across references to her myself are in George MacDonald's book of the same name. This book is very surreal and was written in the late ninteenth century (1898 ?) and I really didn't undrstant it at all :-). There was a very appreciative prologue by C.S. Lewis saying how he thought that MacDonald told great stories. BTW there is a hymn or two by MacDonald (I'm pretty sure it's the same one) in the current British Methodist hymn book (Hymns and Psalms). -- Paul Mitchell (CMA#86(18) MAG#65715 DoD#0145) | Physics Department, JANET: p.j.mitchell@uk.ac.keele.seq1 | Keele University, Keele, USENET: p.j.mitchell@seq1.keele.ac.uk | Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, U.K. BITNET: p.j.mitchell%seq1.keele.ac.uk@ukacrl | (+44 or 0)782 621111 ext 3966